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Are lipid-lowering drugs also antiarrhythmic drugs? An analysis of the Antiarrhythmics versus Implantable Defibrillators (AVID) trial.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article; Article
Autor(en):
Mitchell, LB; Powell, JL; Gillis, AM; Kehl, V; Hallstrom, AP
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to evaluate the antiarrhythmic effects of lipid-lowering drug therapy as assessed by ventricular tachyarrhythmia (ventricular tachycardia [VT]/ventricular fibrillation [VF]) recurrences recorded by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in patients with atherosclerotic heart disease (ASHD). BACKGROUND: Randomized trials of lipid-lowering drugs suggest reduction of sudden death (SD) in patients with ASHD. Because SD is usually secondary to VT/VF, this observ...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
J Am Coll Cardiol
Jahr:
2003
Band / Volume:
42
Heft / Issue:
1
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
81-7
Sprache:
eng
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12849664
Print-ISSN:
0735-1097
TUM Einrichtung:
Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie
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